Meet the unknown female mathematician whose calculations helped discover Pluto

Feb 18, 2020

Meet the unknown female mathematician whose calculations helped discover Pluto

Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: computing, space

Astronomers are rediscovering how calculations made by the ‘human computer’ Elizabeth Williams contributed to the first observations of Pluto 90 years ago.

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